Bosnia and Herzegovina 120th Anniversary of First Postage Stamp

Bosnia and Herzegovina · 1999 · 0.80 BAM

This stamp commemorates the 120th anniversary of the first postage stamps issued in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The design features a reproduction of the 1879 1/2 Kreuzer gray stamp, the first issue under Austro-Hungarian administration, alongside the modern denomination. This 'stamp-on-stamp' design celebrates the country's long postal history.

Issued in 1999, this stamp reflects a period of nation-building and cultural assertion for Bosnia and Herzegovina following the Bosnian War and the Dayton Agreement of 1995. Commemorating postal history helped to establish a continuous national narrative.